Vocab Review #9

1/14/2022 10:53:47 AM

Ôn tập các từ vựng đã gặp trong các bài đọc sau:

Text Words to learn Intensive phrases/idioms
33. Sailing Alone supply, navigation, destination, contact, adventure, over be + superlative adj. + to V(inf), expect sb/sth + to V(inf), too + adj./adv. + (for O) + to V(inf), sail close to the wind
34. Steve Job imagination, curiosity, spy, chemical, gadget, inventive lead sb + to V(inf), one man’s meat is another man’s poison, be interested in + V-ing, take sth apart
35. Walt Disney theme park, pioneer, motion, market, creativity, sketch, advertising, animated bring sb/sth to life, a hundred/hundreds of sb/sth (plural nouns), encourage sb + to V(inf)
36. Thanksgiving gather, feast, celebration, survive, colony, proclaim S + be + so adj. + that + S + V, It was not until + time word/phrase/clause + that + S + V, ever since (...), reap a/the harvest (of sth)

 

Are you interested in a career in _____?

  • advertising
  • advertisement
  • adversity
  • advertiser

Fred: I really don't understand the appeal of the Harry Potter series. There are so many better books out there!

Alan: Well, _____.

  • don't count your chickens before they hatch
  • a penny saved is a penny earned
  • one man's meat is another man's poison
  • time flies when you're having fun

By 1733, the British had set up a total of 13 _____ in North America.

 
  • colonies
  • states
  • countries
  • districts

If you keep sailing close to the _____, the police are going to arrest you eventually.

  • tornado
  • wind
  • ocean
  • sea

Our luggage was checked all the way through to our final _____.

  • target
  • terminal
  • destination
  • finish

Mark: Sorry but I can't go to the movies with you. I've got three assignments to do. All must be submitted on Monday. 

Elena: You have three assignments due on Monday? It sounds like you're _____ of your procrastination.

  • reaping the harvest
  • beating around the bush
  • adding insult to injury

The worldwide market for satellite _____ systems is worth billions of dollars.

  • destination
  • navigation
  • imagination
  • celebration

The falling leaves provide a good _____ of nutrients to the soil.

  • supply
  • lack
  • demand
  • shortage

Complete the sentences by dragging the correct word to each blank.

  1. Have you seen this handy little - it's for separating egg yolks from whites.
  2. The kids had a whale of a time at the .
  3. He was one of the in opening up archaeology to everyone.
  4. Do not open the door when the train is in .
  5. The artist is making for his next painting.
  6. The king promised to hold a great for all his people.

Combine the two sentences so that it has a similar meaning, using the word in a bracket. Do not change the word given.

Those designer clothes are very expensive. He can't afford them. (TOO)

=> Those designer clothes are .

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word in a bracket.

The brochure was the reason why I believed that price included home delivery. (LED)

=> The brochure .....

Make a complete sentence using the given words. Change the form of the words or add other words if necessary.

It was such a beautiful meteor shower that we watched it all night. (SO)

=> The meteor shower .....

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).

I was bitten by a dog once and I've been afraid of them ever since.

  • before I was bitten
  • during I was bitten
  • after I was bitten

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).

We're not having fun, so let’s ride in the rough water, it's an exciting experience.

  • journey
  • adventure
  • vacation
  • holiday

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).

It's always been an interesting period in history and this film really brought it to life.

  • make it more lively and interesting
  • make it longer and more touching
  • make it more famous and lively

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).

We took the engine apart to see what the problem was.

  • assemble
  • separate
  • destroy
  • discard

Give the correct form of the verb in the bracket.

  1. Anyone interested is requested (contact) a member of the committee.
  2. The company utilizes every media tool available (market) its products.
  3. (gather) round, children, and I'll tell you a story.
  4. Of the six people injured in the crash yesterday, only two (survive) .
  5. She (proclaim) Queen at the age of 13 after the sudden death of her father.

Choose the word that is different from the rest.

  • broom
  • spy
  • cabinet
  • bucket

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

They no longer expect corporate profits improving.

  • They
  • no longer
  • corporate
  • improving

Choose the correct answer.

The Golden Swan was the largest sailing-ship ever in battle.

Supply the appropriate form of the word in the bracket.

  1. She had a vivid and a great sense of humour. (IMAGINE)
  2. Sophie's was aroused by the mysterious phone call. (CURIOUS)
  3. Hormones are that are released in the body and control many important functions. (CHEMISTRY)
  4. and originality are more important than technical skill. (CREATIVE)
  5. The winners will be honoured at a in Boston next week. (CELEBRATE)

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

I'd be very interested in know more about the services your firm offers.

  • interested
  • know
  • services
  • offers

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

What sets it apart from hundreds of similar small French town is the huge factory.

  • apart
  • similar
  • town
  • factory

Complete the sentences by dragging the correct word to each blank.

  1. I used to have a thriving business and a happy marriage, but that's all now.
  2. Leonardo Da Vinci's drawings show an immensely and inquiring mind.
  3. Broadly speaking, constructing an movie, such as Tom and Jerry, can be broken into three main procedures.

Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first, using the word in brackets.

"Go on, apply for the job", Jack said to me. (ENCOURAGE)

=> Jack...

Rewrite the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.

They didn’t pay the bill until the electricity was cut off.

=> It was not .....